Preserve Frogtown

Since 2012 Historic Saint Paul and Frogtown Neighborhood Association have partnered in Preserve Frogtown, a partnership to honor and celebrate the rich cultural and architectural heritage of this working class neighborhood through housing and creative community-building activities.

Preserve Frogtown began as HSP and FNA discussed how information gathered during the 2011 Saint Paul Survey Project could combine with information gained from in an intensive, 16 -week community outreach effort conducted by Frogtown Neighborhood Association to help inform preservation-based community development activity. Our work together incorporate the following priorities:

Cost-effective and sensitive rehabilitation of vacant properties that reflect and enhance the character of the neighborhood

Coordination of resources that reduce the cost of rehabilitation and home ownership

Affirmative neighborhood marketing and community engagement activities that celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural assets